Planning application
13 Millfields Place, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3AA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Description: T1 Oak - Remove deadwood in crown
As published by the council, reference 20/00173/TP
Application record
- Reference
- 20/00173/TP
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 10 Aug 2020
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2020
- Ward
- Weald Central
- Parish
- Bethersden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN26 3AA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2020
Received by Ashford
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12 Aug 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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